Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

l iNTHE WIND ,' I Professional Cycles in San Diego, Califo rn ia , in coope ra t ion with GWTA Chapter C, w ill h ost The American Pride Ride, a benefit ride with proceed s going to the law enforcement office rs who " ill par ticipa te in the International Poli ce Ol ympics at Donin gton Park in England later this year. The ride is open to all motorcycles wit h sign-in starting at 8 a.m. and end ing at 11 a.m. On-site trials d emonstrati ons will also be given by the San Diego Trials Riders. For more info r ma tio n, ca ll Dal e Simm o n s a t 619 / 423-3742 or Da n She rb u rn e a t 619/ 292-6025. The AMA Pro d irt track tire ru le will be enfo rced for the 600cc Pro-Am class and 250cc Pro-Am class at the Pro-AmlAmateurlVintage National Ch am p io nsh ip even t a t the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Ind ian a p olis, Ind iana, on Ma y 4. Those -pre-enterin g prior to May 1 will save $10 o n their en try fee. Fo r mor e inform ation, call 219/486-7172. The 1996 Wild Wes t Nationals will feature purse and contingency payouts of up to $150,000, acco rding to even t promoter s. Th e nine-race series go t und er way in Ogd en, Utah, on April 27-28. For more information, call 801/972-5074. The U .S . For est Serv ic e h as jus t rele ased a d raft enviro nme ntal im pact s ta tement on how it p rop oses to manage th e OHV trails a t Rock Creek in No r t he rn Californi a ' s Eldorado National For es t. The proposed alt ernat iv e will sig n if ica n tl y r e duce t he a mo u n t of trail s available for off- road r id ing, a cco r d ing to th e Cali fo rnia Enduro Rid ers Association . The CERA is urging rider s to write letters to th e U.S. Fores t Service, Linda Ear ley, Team Leader, Geo rge to w n Ranger District, 7600 Wentworth Springs Rd ., Georgetown, CA 95634. The U.S. Sena te has p assed legislation that wo uld eliminate the growing practice of emp loyers restr icting or eliminating health-care benefits of em p loy ees injured in motorcycle accidents, accord ing to the AMA. A cong ressional conference com mi ttee made up of member s of the Ll.S, Hou se and Senate will now convene to recon cil e differen ces betw een the Sena te bill and a simi lar billthat was app roved by House .m em b ers in la te Marc h. Ken Lake State Resort Park will be the site of the 20th An nu al Kentucky Travelers Land Betw een the Lakes Rall y on May 16-19. The event has been design at- ed as the AMA's orth Centra l Region al Road Riding conven tio n . The Su nrise Resort in Mo odus, Con necticu t, mea nw hile, will play host to th e May 4-5 C onnecticut SuperRid e , th e A MA's N ortheast Regional Road Riding co nvention. tu ni ty to learn off-highway vehicle skills and to participa te in a form of recreation that otherwise wo u ld not be availabl e to them. Th e program took place in Gorman, California. There were a few ke y inj u ries in th e third round of the World Observed Tria ls Ch ampionship in Ireland on April 27-28. Panti e's Tommi Ahvala, the 1992 World Champion, cras he d on th e firs t day and broke a finge r on his right hand a n d was forced to withd raw . Th e Spaniard hopes to be fi t fo r th e u.s. round on May 25-26. Ita lian Dario Re Delle Gandine, broke his left hand and Jo se Benitez suffere d a bro ken wrist. Belgian teenager Jan Cardinaels bro ke his little finge r, but taped it up and cornpeteted on Sunday, althou gh he end ed u p retiring. The gra nd opening of the Wild Creek Motocross Park in Covin g, Texas, wi ll take place on June 6. Organized practice sessions have been scheduled for May 5 and 12 a nd Ju ne 8. For more information, call 817/ 854-2043. Rainbow Cycle Park in San Jacinto, California, will be a bu sy place in the com in g m onths . A non-AHRMA v in tage mot ocross w ill be held at Ra inbow on May 25 w ith a specially prepared track for vint age bikes. In addition, Rainbow will pla y host to Mini Mani a on Jun e 2, with 50 s, 60s, Su p e r Pe e We es, 80s, Schoo l Boy and Super Mini classes being h eld . For m or e informa tion, ca ll 909/654-5020. Carmichael Honda in Sacram ento, Californ ia, on Ma y 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. Members of Hon da of Troy are scheduled to a p pea r . For m ore infor matio n, call 916/944-1318. AUTOGRAPH SIGNI NG: At Bou lder Yamaha in Bould er, Colorado, on May 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m . Tea m Yamaha's Damon Bra d s haw , John Dowd , Dou g Hen ry and Kevin Windham are sched u led to appear. For more information, call 303/447-9559. . The Ducati Marketi ng Gr oup (DMG), a grou p mad e u p of a p p ro ximate ly 100 Ducati motorcycle dealers, is sponso ring a parking area and hos pitality tent at all of this year's AMA Superbike National Cha m pio ns h ip events. An y a n d a ll Ducati ride rs attending an AMA Superbike National are invited to take advantag e of this "Ducati only" parking in the Ducati Corral. DMG also has a limited su p p ly of season passes, reserved fo r their special cus to mers, good for admiss ion to the Ducati hospitality a rea at each event. For mor e info rma tion, ca ll 800/231-6696. Donner Ski Ranch, the town of Tru ckee an d N eva d a County, Ca lifornia, will h ost th e AHRMA N ational O bserved Tria l and the first-e ver AMA / AH RMA Na tiona l Championship Pavem ent Hillclimb on July 13-14. The Pavemen t Hillclimb will u se h is to ric H ig hway 40, alon g a three-mile stre tch of hairpins a nd asso r te d co rners, fr om Do nner Lake's west sho re to Donner Ski Ranch. For more in fo rmation, call 916 /4263635. PRO MOTED: Ed Abdo to Edu cati on al Develo pment C oordinator for the Mot orcycle Mecha nic s Institute, effective April 10. Abdo was previou sly the ch ie f ins tr ucto r for MMI' s 12-week America n Honda Motor Co.~endorsed HonTech program . Rum or ha s it tha t form er Na tiona l Champion Micky D ymond h as been offered Chuck Sun's factory Husaber g to race in the rem aind er of th e AMA Weste rn Nationa l Fo u r- St ro ke M X Series. Dym ond has campaigned a relativel y stock Husaberg in th e firs t tw o ro und s, wi th the only m od ifica tions being don e to the suspension valving by FMF . Sun ha s d ecid ed to ta ke u p a n even lar ger role in testing and development , as well as tending to his regional sales position in th e Pacific N or thwest with the Husabe rg factory. O PEN ED: Kawa sak i Mo t o rs Corp. U.s.A:s home pa ge on the World Wide Web . The site can be found a t the follo wi ng ad d ress: ht tp :/ /www.kawa sa ki.com. AUTO G RAPH SIGNING: At Chaparral Cycle Su pply in San Bernadino, California, on May 10 from 5 to 6 p.m. Team Yamaha 's Damo n Br ad sh a w , John Dowd , Doug Hen ry a nd Kevin Win dham are scheduled to ap pea r. For mo re information, call 909 / 889-2761. " Six teenagers fro m Santa Moni ca, Califo rnia, rec entl y co mple ted in CA LPALs, a u niqu e statewide off-highway motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) training pro gra m foc used on he lpi ng inner-eity you ths develop new skills and altitu des. The p rogram, a joint effort betw een the California Police Activi ties Leag ue and th e Cali fornian Off -Highway Mot or Vehicle Recreation Division, provi des young people with the oppor- ANN OU NCED : Sh a w n Cla rke as a Power-Mist d istrib u tor in th e Kansas City area . For m ore information, call 913/ 649-3688. A UTOGRA PH S IG N I N G : At ANNOUNCED: Th e "Metzeler Americade Tir e Special," a special promotion for rid ers planning to attend this year' s Am eri cad e in Lake Geo rge, New York. Metzeler w ill pa y rid er s cas h ($10 for one tire, $20 for tw o ) for purch asing Metzel er tires fro m th ei r loca l d ealer prior to the event. MARRIED : Reed Mo ra les to longtime girlfriend Jennifer Amtsen on April 13 in Laguna Beach, California; Morales is a n a cco u n t execu tive for the Ac tion Mot orsports tra de sho ws and Motorcycle Pro duct New s ma gazin e. M OVED: Magic Racing Group, the prom oters of the AM A Gra nd Na tio na l Short Tr ack in LaSall e, Illinois, to 318 Candlewick SE, Popl ar Grove, IL 61065, 815/765-1099 (voice) and 815/765-1199 (fax). OPENED: Stillw ater Suzuki in Stillwater, O kl a h oma . The Bill a nd Kristi Tre ad well-owned d ea lership is loca ted a t 502 S. Lakev iew Rd . Fo r mer G uy Cooper tuner Billy Bartra m is the service manager. For more in form ation, call 405/377-2525. NAMED: Suzuki 's GSXR75 0-T as Motorcycle of the Yea r by Automundo Ma gazi n e, th e number-o ne Spanis hlanguage magazin e in the United States . M OVE D: A & A Racing Serv ice Inc., to 933 Amer ica n Street, Sa n Ca rlos, CA 94070, 415 / 654-1669 (voice), 415 /6540194 (fax), effective May 1. OP EN HOUSE: At Honda Suzuki No rth in Dallas, Texas, on May 11, to celebrate the d ealership' s 3D-yea r a nn ive rsa ry . N a tion a lly ranked tri al s rid er Mall Moore will be on hand for a trials riding d em onstrati on . CORRECTIO N: CRE-moun te d Lance Bross won the Open B class at the Lone Sta r End uro in Lubbock, Texas, March l~ 31. r- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , ([lill ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name _ o Address City _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ State _ _ Zip Order Date _ Please start my subscription to Cycle News: o Every week for on e year (50 issues) for $38.00 (can be billed 3 monthly pa ym ents) o Every week for two year~ (100 issues) for $70.00 o Six months second class (25 issues) for $19.0 0 L o This is a 0 New Subscription o Renewal One year (50 issues ), ~d class Canada or.Mexico an.d all other foreign cou ntries $78.00 (Ll.S. funds ). First class and airmail rates ava ilable upon request. _ Please bill me o Bill 3 paym en ts of $12.67 o Enclosed is my check or money order Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard Signa tu re MC / Visa# -,- _ Expiration Date wm ~, Send to: Inc. P.O. 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